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Update exec plugin docs with TLS credentials (#8826)

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* Update exec plugin docs with TLS credentials

kubernetes/kubernetes#61803 implements TLS client credential support for
1.11.

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* Change token->credential
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Andrew Lytvynov
2018-06-11 15:42:26 -07:00
committed by Misty Linville
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@@ -777,10 +777,10 @@ KUBERNETES_EXEC_INFO='{
``` ```
When plugins are executed from an interactive session, `stdin` and `stderr` are directly When plugins are executed from an interactive session, `stdin` and `stderr` are directly
exposed to the plugin so it can prompt the user for input for interactive logins. exposed to the plugin so the user can provide input for interactive logins.
When responding to a 401 HTTP status code (indicating invalid credentials), this object will When responding to a 401 HTTP status code, which indicates invalid credentials, this object
include metadata about the response. includes metadata about the response.
```json ```json
{ {
@@ -800,24 +800,13 @@ include metadata about the response.
} }
``` ```
The executed command is expected to print an `ExecCredential` to `stdout`. `k8s.io/client-go` After the plugin outputs an `ExecCredential` structure to `stdout`, the `k8s.io/client-go` library
will then use the returned bearer token in the `status` when authenticating against the looks for a bearer token or client TLS key and certificate (or all three) in the
Kubernetes API. `status` field and uses it to authenticate against the Kubernetes API. The library can
use a bearer token on its own (`token`), a client TLS key and certificate
```json (`clientKeyData` and `clientCertificateData`; both must be present), or a combination
{ of both methods. `clientCertificateData` may contain additional intermediate
"apiVersion": "client.authentication.k8s.io/v1alpha1", certificates to send to the server.
"kind": "ExecCredential",
"status": {
"token": "my-bearer-token"
}
}
```
Optionally, this output can include the expiry of the token formatted as a RFC3339 timestamp.
If an expiry is omitted, the bearer token is cached until the server responds with a 401 HTTP
status code. Note that this caching is only for the duration of process and therefore the plugin
is triggered each time the tool using the plugin is invoked.
```json ```json
{ {
@@ -825,6 +814,30 @@ is triggered each time the tool using the plugin is invoked.
"kind": "ExecCredential", "kind": "ExecCredential",
"status": { "status": {
"token": "my-bearer-token", "token": "my-bearer-token",
"clientCertificateData": "-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----\n...\n-----END CERTIFICATE-----",
"clientKeyData": "-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----\n...\n-----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----"
}
}
```
Optionally, the response can include the expiry of the credential formatted as a
RFC3339 timestamp. Presence or absense of an expiry has the following impact:
- If an expiry is included, the bearer token and TLS credentials are cached until
the expiry time is reached, or if the server responds with a 401 HTTP status code,
or when the process exits.
- If an expiry is omitted, the bearer token and TLS credentials are cached until
the server responds with a 401 HTTP status code or until the process exits.
```json
{
"apiVersion": "client.authentication.k8s.io/v1alpha1",
"kind": "ExecCredential",
"status": {
"token": "my-bearer-token",
"clientCertificateData": "-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----\n...\n-----END CERTIFICATE-----",
"clientKeyData": "-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----\n...\n-----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----",
"expirationTimestamp": "2018-03-05T17:30:20-08:00" "expirationTimestamp": "2018-03-05T17:30:20-08:00"
} }
} }